On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Cornea. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as membrane and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Cornea meaning
The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
Synonyms of Cornea
Using Cornea
- The main meaning on this page is: The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
- Useful related words include: membrane, tissue layer.
- In the example corpus, cornea often appears in combinations such as: the cornea, cornea and, and cornea.
Context around Cornea
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cornea
- In this selection, "cornea" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scratched, cardiac, serious, transplants, recipient and glaucoma stand out and add context to how "cornea" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a scratched cornea and a scratched cornea from his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cornea" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cornea
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cornea problems have been reported. (5 words)
My vision was tested as close to perfect with no serious cornea damage, luckily. (14 words)
This pressure can weaken the cornea over time, potentially leading to permanent vision problems. (14 words)
But, according to — a website developed in collaboration with world-leading eye doctors and scientists — researchers have found that HEV blue light passes through the cornea and lens and then reaches the retina at the back of the eye. (39 words)
The disease starts out as increased tear production, progressing to a cloudy appearance on the surface of the eye (cornea), and further progressing to a swollen pink eye (increased blood vessels) with a yellow ulcerated centre. (36 words)
Herschel considered astigmatism to be due to irregularity of the cornea and considered if vision could be improved by the application of some animal jelly contained in a capsule of glass against the cornea. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
He said two “definite” cases have been confirmed in cornea transplants in which CJD prions were transferred to the cornea recipient and a few more cases of “suspected” transmission.
Herschel considered astigmatism to be due to irregularity of the cornea and considered if vision could be improved by the application of some animal jelly contained in a capsule of glass against the cornea.
Vitamin A deficiency contributes to blindness by making the cornea very dry and damaging the retina and cornea.
Its specialty areas will include cardiac, cornea, glaucoma and neurological care, as well as plastic surgery.
Medics feared Ms D'Aprile may lose her vision, or have reduced vision should cloudy patches be left in her cornea — which can be caused by injuries.
My vision was tested as close to perfect with no serious cornea damage, luckily.
The disease starts out as increased tear production, progressing to a cloudy appearance on the surface of the eye (cornea), and further progressing to a swollen pink eye (increased blood vessels) with a yellow ulcerated centre.
The girl is responding to treatment and will be examined by a cornea specialist,” the Minister said, adding that the government will help in the treatment with specialist doctors.
He clarified that cornea transplants do not help eye conditions that affect other parts of the eye, such as glaucoma or macular degeneration.
If this is not treated promptly, these infections can encourage the growth of blood vessels in the cornea, leading to scarring; and untreated keratitis can lead to possible blindness.
Moorfields Eye Hospital, they explain that this issue, often shortened to AK, "is an infection of the cornea, the clear ‘window’ at the front of the eye, that can be very painful.
The cornea is a thin, clear, dome-shaped tissue layer of the eye that covers the pupil and iris.
This pressure can weaken the cornea over time, potentially leading to permanent vision problems.
But, according to — a website developed in collaboration with world-leading eye doctors and scientists — researchers have found that HEV blue light passes through the cornea and lens and then reaches the retina at the back of the eye.
Abnormal cells in the cornea, the film over the front of the eye, migrate across the eye towards the iris, the coloured part of the eye.
Brock Holt is likely to return to the Sox on Monday after missing six weeks with a scratched cornea.
Cornea problems have been reported.
He attended the University of Southern California Medical School from 1985 to 1989 and completed Eye Surgery Residency and Fellowship Training in Glaucoma and Cornea at the University of Oklahoma.
Holt suffered a scratched cornea from his son, Griff, during the Sox’s season-opening road trip against the Seattle Mariners and has missed the team’s last six games while on the IL.
The 36-year-old was treated for keratoconus, a condition which changes the shape of the cornea and causes blurred and distorted vision.
Common combinations with cornea
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: